Patterson Barrett

Spring is here! And I get to see it from a variety of vantage points: Austin, where the Bluebonnets are reaching towards the big, warm, sunny sky—when it's not raining. Nashville, with it's crisper, cooler air and so many blooming…

Okay, now what? For me, finishing my upcoming CD for release sometime this year. I'm really pleased with it; just a few finishing touches, an additional guest appearance or 2, and voila!

February means the International Folk Alliance conference in…

If you're like me (gosh, I hope not), you might be looking around thinking "how the heck can it be November already?"

Along with finally figuring out who the next president might be, November also means mounting our yearly celebration…

After observing the last concurrence of the summer solstice and full moon that I'll see in my lifetime, summer begins! How'd we get here?

Well, in May I spent 10 days in Tularosa, a small town in southern New Mexico…

How can it be? Spring is springing all around, and I'm traveling around a bit to see what it looks like in different spots. But I'm also spending a good stretch in my recently adopted second home, Nashville. While there…

Wow, last night the Texas Songwriters Association actually inducted me into their Music Legends Hall of Fame. Huh...it's nice to think that if you hang around long enough and do good work (or try your best to do good work)…

People ask me in conversation, "so, have you moved to Nashville permanently?".

How do you answer any question about permanence?

This fall will mark the first time since leasing a house in Nashville last February that I have spent 4…

...untill now, that is. I'm in Gijón, a medium-sized town on the northern coast of Spain, where I'm traveling and performing with my friend Stephanie Urbina Jones. Talk about seeing the world! After returning from a week in Scotland…

Bi-municipal, that is. I now have a residence in both Austin and Nashville. In an effort to expand my career and musical reach, I've been spending a good bit of my time in Nashville since last fall. During that time…

In looking at this here website of mine, I can't believe I haven't written anything since Spring! Well, let's see...I'm leaving for Switzerland and Germany tomorrow for performances of my own stuff and with Stephanie Urbina Jones and Augie Meyer…

Looking back, I see that in addition to my recurring Wednesday nights at the Saxon Pub in Austin with Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros, I've played some with Noel McKay & Brennen Leigh, Craig Marshall (both live and…

The Gram Parsons Birthday Hoot was wonderful; lot's of folks proclaiming it  "...the best yet!"  Look for audio and video from the show to be posted soon. Be sure to mark your calendars for next year (Sunday, November 2nd, 2014).

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